Social Security

[rickyb]

Many government workers do not pay into SS, they have their own plans, teachers unions for example.

The plan is going broke. The logical step is to stop the bleeding first. Since people live a lot longer than when the plan was implemented decades ago, it's not unreasonable to increase the retirement age.

why dont they pay into it? corruption? were they promised and then it wasnt done?

 

[rickyb]

 

[oldngray]

why dont they pay into it? corruption? were they promised and then it wasnt done?

Again you show your ignorance of the situation. Yet you didn't hesitate to comment.

 

[rickyb]

Again you show your ignorance of the situation. Yet you didn't hesitate to comment.

follow your leader

if you listened to richard wolff you would know workers ALWAYS get what they are promised for pensions

 

[Babagounj]

Congress has had some 30 years to correct the SS problems, but they refused to do so.
I have planned for the 24% decrease that is coming soon.
I can absorb the losses, but those that are now barely surviving on SS will not.

 

[rickyb]

Congress has had some 30 years to correct the SS problems, but they refused to do so.
I have planned for the 24% decrease that is coming soon.
I can absorb the losses, but those that are now barely surviving on SS will not.

W bush tried privatizing it

they have been corrupt for about that long too.

they want it to fail and then privatize.

 

[oldngray]

Congress has had some 30 years to correct the SS problems, but they refused to do so.
I have planned for the 24% decrease that is coming soon.
I can absorb the losses, but those that are now barely surviving on SS will not.

Social Security was only intended to be a supplement and not your only source of income.

 

[Babagounj]

Social Security was only intended to be a supplement and not your only source of income.

Unfortunately, for many it has become their only source of income.

 

[rickyb]

Social Security was only intended to be a supplement and not your only source of income.

some countries dont have this problem and treat the least of ye more acceptably

 

[Babagounj]

some countries dont have this problem and treat the least of ye more acceptably

Care to name those countries also include their normal costs of living,

 

[rickyb]

@Babagounj buddy gets a swiss pension and its 7000 a month cad. im gonna meet up with him today, hes a professor now.
my parents get 2000 each as canadians who are property rich at least

 

[BrownFlush]

Many government workers do not pay into SS, they have their own plans, teachers unions for example.

Railroad workers also.

 

[Babagounj]

@Babagounj buddy gets a swiss pension and its 7000 a month cad. im gonna meet up with him today, hes a professor now.
my parents get 2000 each as canadians who are property rich at least

Property rich but cash poor, I know many of these folks.

 

[Babagounj]

@Babagounj buddy gets a swiss pension and its 7000 a month cad. im gonna meet up with him today, hes a professor now.
my parents get 2000 each as canadians who are property rich at least

I asked for countries and you changed the subject.

 

[BrownFlush]

If they keep up, we're not going to have to wonder if it's going dry up.

 

[rickyb]

I asked for countries and you changed the subject.

dont change the subject swiss and canada are a cheese and country last i checked

 

[rickyb]

Property rich but cash poor, I know many of these folks.

i saw a history of incomes relative to housing prices in america since ww2 and its at an all time high

 

[rickyb]

you can see here america is one of the worst

dishonest politicians like rand paul and bad journalists like justthenews trying to make a bad situation worse

Where in the world can you have the longest retirement?

As protests rage in France over pension reforms, we examine retirement ages and life expectancy around the world.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Babagounj]

i saw a history of incomes relative to housing prices in america since ww2 and its at an all time high

That's why I always stay within my means.
No fancy cars, phones or large real estate.
I live a simple life.

 

[rickyb]

That's why I always stay within my means.
No fancy cars, phones or large real estate.
I live a simple life.

wages are so low and rents are so high it doesnt matter

then you got healthcare ceos bankrupting people.